Today on our 2008 Chevy Express Van, were going install our Curt hitch, part number 13040. All right, this is what our hitch will look like once its installed. Now, well go ahead and give you a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost point of the bumper is 4. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground gives us 15-1/4 of ground clearance. This will assist you in selecting accessories such as a draw bar, a bike rack or a cargo carrier.
Now, lets go ahead with the installation. First lets go ahead and identify our attachment points. Each attachment point here on the driver side is going to be repeated identically on the passenger side. We have a total of six attachment points, three on each side. Our fasteners are going to be 1/2" carriage bolts with 1-1/2 by 2 blocks, then secured with a 1/2" flange nut.
Lets go ahead and put our hardware in position. Fit our bolt and block through the access hole in the frame into each attachment point. Theres a three on the passenger side, Ill repeat the same process with the three on the driver side. All right, now with all of our hardware set up, were ready to go ahead and install the hitch. Its a good idea to get an extra set of hands to help you hold the hitch in place while you install your flange nut.
Well install each of our fasteners finger tight until we get them all in place. Now with all of our fasteners in place, well go ahead and tighten them down. All right, now with all of our fasteners tightened down, well go ahead and torque to specifications as indicated in the instructions. Each process we do here on the driver side is going to get repeated identically on the passenger side. All right, with all of our fasteners torque to specifications that will complete the install of our Curt hitch, part number 13040 on our 2008 Chevy Express van..
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Curt
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express Van, were going to install part number C15320 from Curt.This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on a van. Next well give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From top of receiver opening down to the ground will be 17 and three quarter inches and from center of the hitch pin hole to outside edge of the bumper will be 3 and a quarter inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.First step is to go ahead and install our hardware in the frame. There are four holes in each side of the frame and the hitch uses three out of the four. Now the two holes going towards the front of the vehicle may vary to van configuration, we will use whichever holes match up with the hitch.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Curt
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express Van, were going to install part number 13040 from Curt.This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on a vehicle. Next well give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From top of receiver opening down to the ground will be 18 inches. From center of the hitch pin hole to edge of the bumper will be 4 inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.First thing were going to do is locate the holes that were going to use on the bottom of the frame. There will be four holes on each side of the frame but well only use three of the four.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Hidden Hitch
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express van were going to install part number 82580 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the van. Next well go ahead and give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be 17 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be three and three quarter inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Draw-Tite
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express van were going to install part number 41521 from Draw Tite. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the van. Next well go ahead and give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, bicycle rack or cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be 17 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be three and three quarter inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Draw-Tite
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express Van were going to install part number 45007. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the vehicle. Next well go ahead and give you some measurements to help you out when selecting accessories such as the ball mount. From top of receiver opening down to the ground is going to be 18 inches and from the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be three and a quarter inches. Now Ill go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. To start off our install well go ahead and install the hardware that goes into the frame of the van.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Curt
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express Van were going to install part number 14090 from Curt. First thing well do is go ahead and install the hardware into the frame of the vehicle. Well start off by installing the hardware on the two holes that is closest to the bumper. Then well go ahead and lift the hitch up into position with those two bolts on each side. Then well install the flange nuts on the bottom. Then well go ahead and install the two bolts that go towards the front of the vehicle that line up with the holes in the frame and theyll get the flange nuts as well.
